St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-11-19
MISCELLANEOUS,

representing heavenly OOOleS.
Police OfIicia' Now, my man,
what grounds Of complaint have YOU
against your son?" Excited Father
+. "Base ball grounds" - cw Haren
Ncscs.
-COlOr-blindnes is twice as common
among Quaken as it is among the rest
ct the community. owing to their
having dressed in drab for generations,
and thus dig ,sed the color sense.
The La sest tug in the world. ~ il
claimed. IS just been launched at a
Bath (M..) shipyard for the Knicker-
booker Tower Company. It is called
the b. w. Morse, is 16O feet long. has a
Scotch compound engine Of I, O-horse
power. and is of 200 tons.
For several years the little town of
Clanton. Ala. has been enjoying the
reputation Of being the possessor Of a
wonderful hot well. Recent invcstiya-
tons show the heat was caused by
steam from saw mill boiler passing
through the pipes to the Jets which
were under the water.
In ancient times buttons were used
but little. Clasps. hooks and eyes. and
various articles made Of metal AND
somewhat resembling scarf pins were
generally in fashion for fastening to-
scthcr the two edges Of any dress.
MIR. S.-.'Sce here. my boy. Farmer
Brown doesn't like you 70 swing On his
gate" Prccocious Boy (who has lately
been to Sunday SCHOOL, -"Well. 1 dom /
care for Mr.. Brown. nor his man.
servant. nor his maid-servant. nor his
OK. nor his ass. nor anything that is
hie."
A Schenectady plumbers boy
thought it would he nice to run down
hill in his threc-wheclcd cart. When
at its hest speed the cart brought mp
against post. throwing the boy. char
coal. fire pot and everything else out,
breaking the cart and scarin. a horse
81 that he ran away and smashed every
thing.
Mrs. James Furguson. Of Chester
County. couldn't imagine what was
stealth: her young chickens. until she
happened to see big frog from pond
near the barnyarl catch chick and
jump into the water with it. The pond
was drained. many frogs were killed.
and the little chickens arc safe.
The German system for pension
ing workmen in their old age will cause
tax of three marks per year on all.
estimated At 7.257.OOO marks. This
will give State credit Of about twenty
two million marks. Workmen over
fifty years If age when the bill shall
have passed will be excluded.
1t is found that good impression
Of any article of metal having a flat,
ornamental surface. may he taken by
wetting some note paper with the tongue
and smoking it over a gas fame. The
article is then pressed upon the smoked
part, when. il the operation be carefully
conducted, clear impression is the re-
suit.
Within the last two years and
half the number Of national banks in
the South has increased 81 per cent, in
the Western States - per cent, while
in the Eastern and Middle States il has
been less than 8 per cent. During the
time mentioned $50 new national banks
have been organized in this country
Detroit Free Press.
"A resident Of Bradford, Conn. Is
the inventor OF the automatic street.
lamp. which is run by clockwork.
When the right hour comes a cap is
drawn over the wick leaving a small
blaze; the cap is lifted when the lamp
is needed again. Several Of these are
in use in the streets of New London.
and 60 without any care for several
days. . large tank Of oil supplying
them.
The family Of John G. Russell. Of
Brunswick, Me-. was considerably sur.
prised the other evening when, from
m open flue in the chimney. stream
of swallows poured until the house was
actually full Of them. They perched
on the pictures and the furniture. and
many OF them chung with their claws
to the clothing Of the members Of the
family. They seemed to be quite tame,
and were with difficulty driven out.
In 1880 the number Of persons re-
ceiving interest from registered United
States bonds was SO.SO2. Since that
time ESOO. OOO. 600 Of those bonds have
been paid of. and it is figured that the
number of holders have been reduced
to about $4,000. Of these holders 1858 |
held between $50 and $500 each, and
52.84l held less than 81. 500 each. The
New England States held II per cent.
Of the whole. tho Middle States G. per |
cent. the Western States IS per cent,
and the Southern States 5 per cent.
A man. apparently in perfect
health, was attacked with sudden dis
position to destroy. He took up = stick,
and. without discrimination, broke
everything that presented itself before
him. After = short time he Gained
Town and appeared to be restored to
himself. He knew nothing Of what he
rad done, and became much irritatei
when shown the remnants Of the shat
cred articles. He was again seized
With the same frenzy and committed
murder. Chicago Meas.
Ono particular snake has made
himself famous. While the molds at
he Sergeant factory in this city were
esting in readiness 70 receive the
molten iron for stove doors. a snake
rawled in at the opening. supposing
hat he was going into good hiding